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Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean... "What are the farmers protesting about? The main trigger for the protests are proposals in the Welsh government’s sustainable farming scheme (SFS) – its post-Brexit plan for funding the industry from 2025. One of the ideas is that farmers should commit to ensuring 10% of their land is under tree cover. Farmers argue this would be costly, unpractical and leave them overwhelmed with paperwork"

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Shame, trees are great at preventing/reducing flooding and holding the soil together so it doesn't get washed away.